There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
SMOLDERS
Verb
smolders
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of smolder
Source: Wiktionary
SMOLDER
Smol"der, Smoul"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smoldered or Smouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Smoldering or Smouldering.] Etym: [OE. smolderen; cf. Prov. G. smölen, smelen, D. smeulen. Cf. Smell.]
1. To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow and supressed combustion. The smoldering dust did round about him smoke. Spenser.
2. To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity; to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud.
Smol"der, Smoul"der, v. t.
Definition: To smother; to suffocate; to choke. [Obs.] Holinshed. Palsgrave.
Smol"der, Smoul"der, n.
Definition: Smoke; smother. [Obs.] The smolder stops our nose with stench. Gascoigne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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